Technique of robotic total mesorectal excision
CHI Pan
Abstract：The main technique differences between robotic and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision are the methods of the exposure and use of electronic devices during operation. Based on surgical membrane anatomy theory, the main technique includes entrying to the left retrocolic space through medial approach, dissection in the rectal posterior space, dissection in the pre-rectal space, and dissection in the bilateral-rectal space. The anterior layer of Denonvilliers' fascia should be cutted off at 0.5-1.0 centimeters distal to the bottom level of the seminal vesicle glands. The rectal lumen should be washed out around levator hiatal.
Keywords：robotic surgerylaparoscopytotal mesorectal excisionmembrane anatomy
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1148-1151 )